Buff-cheeked Greenlet
Hylophilus muscicapinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
- GenusHylophilus (Scrub Greenlets)
- SpeciesHylophilus muscicapinus (Buff-cheeked Greenlet)
The buff-cheeked greenlet (Pachysylvia muscicapina) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-cheeked Greenlet sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Tepui Vireo
Hylophilus sclateri
Tawny-crowned Greenlet
Hylophilus ochraceiceps
Lemon-chested Greenlet
Hylophilus thoracicus
Scrub Greenlet
Hylophilus flavipes
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius leucotis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Pantepui Thrush
Turdus murinus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Buff-cheeked Greenlet in Canaima National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-cheeked Greenlet sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Buff-cheeked Greenlet in Canaima National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Buff-cheeked Greenlet in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.